The Stryker Panthers will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the North Central Eagles at 10:00 a.m. Stryker will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Stryker is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Gorham Fayette 10-3.
Taylore Rethmel made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Rethmel has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rethmel was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Stryker let Emma Fulk and Brooke Collins loose on the outfield. Fulk went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple, while Collins scored a run and stole three bases while going 4-for-5. Collins has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Oliviah Clingaman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Central fell victim to a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Montpelier on Thursday. North Central has not had much luck with Montpelier recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Stryker made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-7-1. As for North Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Stryker suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to North Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can Stryker avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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